Who Is Sam Asghari? What to Know About Britney Spears' Boyfriend
Throughout her ups and downs in the past couple of years, Britney Spears has relied on her loved ones, including boyfriend Sam Asghari.
The singer, 37, and her family have dealt with several setbacks recently. In November, father Jamie suffered a life-threatening colon rupture. His hospitalization and subsequent surgeries have taken an emotional toll on his daughter Britney, a source previously told PEOPLE.
Late last year, the mother of two was gearing up for a return to the Las Vegas strip with her show Domination following her wildly successful Vegas show Britney: Piece of Me on tour that summer. But in January, Spears announced that she was taking an indefinite break from work to support her father.
Earlier this month, an insider told PEOPLE exclusively that the pop star checked into a facility for “all-encompassing wellness treatment.”
But Spears hasn’t been going through it alone: 25-year-old Asghari has been by her side. Here’s everything to know about Spears’ boyfriend of two years.
Humble Beginnings
Asghari, who is the youngest of four siblings, was born in Tehran, Iran, on March 4, 1994.
He moved to Los Angeles in 2006 to live with his father, who worked as a tow truck driver. “I had to leave my friends and family who I was very close with, and I knew I was moving away and never coming back,” he told Men’s Health.
He’s a Model and Fitness Trainer
Before booking the gig as Spears’ onscreen love interest in “Slumber Party,” Asghari, who modeled in Michael Costello’s 2015 show, starred as a construction worker in Fifth Harmony’s “Work from Home” music video.
He’s also an expert at working ou,t as seen in exercise videos he and Spears have shared.
“The exercises, I come up with them, but the videos are because of my better half. She’s the video director,” Asghari told Men’s Health. “She motivates me more than anyone. It’s crazy how I can be humbled by a person like her. If I could be that humble when I’m that high in life, that would be the best thing. She is another blessing that happened to me.”
His motivation to stay fit may have come from his past, before he maintained eight-pack abs and massive biceps.
